Easy Word | Luyện ngữ pháp


Luyện ngữ pháp - Destination C1 and C2 (Unit 13: Grammar - Unreal time)


would rather/sooner

For current, general or future preference Jan would rather/sooner we bought a house than carried on renting.
Would you rather/sooner I was begging in the streets?
For past preference We'd rather/sooner you hadn't lent Kurdip the money.

Watch out!
Would rather/sooner + past simple/continuous is only used to talk about preference regarding someone else. When there is no change of subject, we use would rather/sooner + bare infinitive, or would prefer + full infinitive.
She'd rather not borrow any money from you.
She'd prefer not to borrow any money from you.



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